Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-27
HOW GYPSlES FIGHT DUELS.
A Bloody Death Struggle with Sheel
Shears--The Terrible Result.

Shears-The Terrible Result.
France recently suffered from an epidemic
of dueling, an epidemic which, for the mo-
ment, seems to have somewhat subsidized, but
l am of the opinion that, even at its height,
the feat of two gypsieS the other day at
Albunueias, Spain, cannot be equaled by any
experience under the French "code"
1t appears that number of the wandering
tribe were enjoying themselves drinking and
singing, when a misunderstanding occurred
between two of the number who for long
time had not been on good terms. Requesting
their companions not to disturb them, they re-
tired to a lonely spot behind group OF $50
lated buildings and arranged the terms of
their singular encounter.
Each being of the opinion that the other
was quite superfiuous member Of the wan
dering community they decided that the
quarrel should be definitely settled then and
there To this end they bound themselves
together by the feet with a rope, and taking
the scissors with which, as professional sheep
shearers, they were provided, began the
bloody death struggle
After half an hour their companions, not
seeing them return, and anxious to know
what they We're doing, i'll spite of their pro-
hibition went in search of them When they
arrived the frenzied combatants were still
fighting, but had fallen to the ground and
were struggling for the mastery in pool of
their own blood. 1t was with the greatest
difficulty they could be separated, although
they were both nearly dead and covered with
the most horrible wounds, description of
which | spare your readers. Suffice it to say
that they were of such a nature as to render
oil hat
of there being one Gypsy less upon the earth,
as originally proposed, there will probably
be two.-Paris Cor New York Star.
It is a curious fact, and one as pitiable as
1t is curious, that but few Englishmen, as you
meet them, have ever been inside the Tower
of London or the British museum. l remem-
Der not long ago speaking to a gentleman
from San Francisco on this very subject, and
the apparent lack of interest which English
people display in regard to their own coun-
try They wander all over the globe, from
| the North Pole to the Antarctic continent, III
search of sights and wonders, and never once
dream of investigating anything at home,
either before they 60 or after they get back.
He said
| Do Won know. the same idea has struck
me very forcibly. If you will pardon my
saving so, never met people OF any coun-
| try. and | have Travelled considerably, who
were so ignorant of their native land and all
| that makes it of interest to the foreigner.
While they go rambling about the world for
recreation. and can tell You about things
worth seeing in other places, they know posi-
lively nothing about England. Ask em, and
see. When abroad they penetrate the Jungies
of India, cross the deserts of Egypt and South
| Africa, climb the mountains OF SWITZERLAND,
| and rough it on the plains of the Tar west;
but when at home they live the lives OF stereo-
typed gentlemen, content to pass their Gays
| in their clubs or in their country houses, dong
the same thing every day from one years END
to the other, and caring for nothing but their
| own immediate personal surroundings. Ihey
| play tennis and cricket in summer; go 70 q
| few horse races because 1t is the fashlon'
shoot grouse, cartridges, and pheasants 10
autumn, and hunt foxes IN winter. Beyond
these things they care not button Tor any
thing. Curiously enough, they don't realize
it in themselves, though sharp enough 10 De
tect the same defect in Others. One OF the
men refer to asked me the other day some
thing about the Yosemite valley.
81 have never been there" told him.
!, He let his glass drop out Of his eye, g
great was the elevation OF his eyebrows, as n'
held I'D his hands in aInazement:
sWhat? By Jove'p he exclaimed. "Fanc1
never seeing the Yosemite valley, and youy'
lived in Frisco (all Englishmen call 1t FRISCO
how many years"
sOver twenty. You see, could go an.
dav. We think nothing Of hundred or tw
miles in California"
"Why. man alive, ! went six thousan'
miles there. and six thousand miles bac
L again, don't you know, to see the Iosemit
myself He looked very proud of himsei
as he said this
aLook here" said I, after a minute, to lie
him enjoy his self complacency, have 20
ever seen Stonehengef'
3Whati N-no.n
aOr the Giants Causeway."
1, .No.n
sOr Shakespeare's house at Stratford o
| Avonr
aN-no.'
Cor Hampton Court. or the Towerr
GN-nor
9Then YOU mustn't talk to me about neve
. | going to the Yosemite. The Tower is abo1
three miles from here I've been there ha
a dosen times already, but don't mind goin
again Let's jump into hanson and dri'
thsze now =.
He locked thunderstruck. @The Tower
= said: isn't that the place the 'Arries 80 TO
, hank holidays Not today, please: I've 9
engagement to drive with q chap In the par
fa-tAn fs- -ss-
1b.t,s prettv much the way ii is with al